Holder for socket-wrench sets



April 21, 1925. r,534,537 E. s. MILLER HOLDER FOR SOCKET WRENCHA SETS v Filed May 20, 1924 NlTin-sifATFine EDWIN "Manne, OFLBUFFALQ NEW. Yen

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Re it' known that LIEDWlN S, Mumien' citizen A0i the` United Suites, lje'siding nl, Bullalo, inthe county oi Erie end Stnte of' NewYork, haveY invented new and useful lmppavementsy in lHollerS' for Socket specification. r i ,l f

v'llhis `mventim y relatesA lewe holder for carrying e soeletvwreneli ,set which com pulses 'we pluraiity of sockets of"difierenl1"- diameters dented ,tcoljefarlfenged in e grml vuatecl 17011 ,".udmel row and L lianflle'lievmg a` bar edapteito lieI arranged lengthwise' lili imposition.without permitting 4tlieswne' 'to become' cljisplced vWhile they 'are sft'owee away' anni' :it the saine time provide simple .sockets so `that the `whole produces 'e :very

compact y"LJ,anizati'on and permits'ofi'eaclily selecting' anyone 'of the several sockets :incl using (the same in connection with the lien elle when required. f

A further object of this invention is to so construct the A.loecly ofthe' liolflerV that when all of the sockets of the set are placecl'tliei'ein `Cleese sockets mns@ necessarily lue placed in their proper order in order to lit 'the lcniiy of this holder, thereby facilitating the seleetion of "che particular socket `when required `and also enabling the seiieral sockets to be Iiltetl in tlxebocly of the holder without nn (lne loosencss 'therebetween l'n the accompanying drawings:

Figure l is a side elevation of the im"v proved holder for a socket Wrench sei; em bodying my invention. I

Figure Zie a top plan View thereof. y

Figure 3 is a Vveniva-'aly longitudinal section 'teken Online 3 3, lliguie 2.

lgure l is a vertical transverse sectie-n taken on the correspondingly numberedllines in Figure 3 holder Viewed from the narrow and Wifle ends thereof, respectively.

zillion lliis helder ci' Frise time the helder? them.,

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'il il the casingor holder.

Fi res 1, 3 :and 4, so that-when the row of soc ets are arranged within the 4body and readily selected when required.

,I endstoA the top 17, and two side walls@ depen ing from'o 4rest with, their lower ends on the bottoln thereof the upper ends of the sockets are expose` above the side walls thereby permitting the particularl size of socket to 'be tudinal-.edgizs o ft e top andl orming with the latter a horizontal longitudinal downwardly `opening channel whichis adapted to receive the upper part of the, handle bar 1 1 .and confine the same against lateraldisplacement with reference tothe upper -ends of the sockets when these wrench members' areassembled 1n a packed condition `ready .for storage or shipment, as shown in Figures 1 to d. f

When the wrench handle is arranged within the cover thereofithe "outer side' of the tang 12 engages withthe -innerside of ,the end wall 18 and the rear end of its bar 11 engages with the inner side of the tranetherein by jecting inwardly verse end wall 19, thereby confining the handle against endwise' movement within Various means may be provided for detachably connecting the cover and b ody 4of lthis holder to permit ofready connection or disconnection of the same. 'In thepre `ferred construction this is accomplished by -providing -the end wall 1 8 of its lower end with an outwardly projecting .hook 21 which is ada ted to pass outwardly and upwardly throug an opening 22 in the upper part of the transverse end wall 14, while the other end wall 19 of this cover isl Iprovided at its lowerend with a laterally projecting bead' or rejection 23 which is adapted to engage with a socket formed between the upper part of the outer side of the vend wall 15and ahook shaped spring lip 24 forming part of a' catch mounted on the re spective transverse wall of the body. This lip is mounted on this transverse wall by providingr this lip with a downwardly projecting shank 25 which is slipped at its lower end downwardly through a loop 26 which lis punched -out of the lower part of the end wall 15 and is held against displacement means of a punch mark 27 profrom this loop 26 and entering an opening 28 formed in the lower end-of the shank 25. This means of mount-` ing the catch on wall of the body is simple and inexpensive and reliably attaches the catch to the body so thatfthe same will'not become detached therefrom in use. I A

For tltepurpose of mountmgthe several 'postte longxthe cover, at-

, 23, after which the respective transverse;`

'which is of tapering members of the socket wrench setin this holder'or casing the several sockets-are irst laced through the open top of lthe boxlke ody with the largest socket at the wide end of the body and the successively 'smaller sockets arranged in their proper order to ward Ythe narrow end which the handle is placed with its bar over the ends 'of the sockets-and the tung thereof engaging with the outer side of the smallest socket. The hook 21 ofthe-cover is then engaged with the opening 22 of the end wall 14 and the channe cover is then swung Adownwardly so that the concave underside of the same fits over the vbar of the handle and at the same time the bead 23 on its rear endwall 19 is pressed downwardly into engagement with the inner lip 24, thereby holding the several parts in an assembled position.

-For the-purpose of facilitating the engagement of 'the hook 21 with the openin 22, the upper end' of the wall 14 is curve slightly inward, as shown in Figures 1 and 3,. and in order to'prevent the rear end of of the same, after :shaped portion of this I the cover from swaying' unduly in a crosswise direction 'toward one side or' the other of the body. two outwardly projecting reftainin'g lugs 29 are provided on the wall 15 which .are adapted to engage with opposite vertical edges of the depending end wall 19 ,of 4the cover and thereby arrest such lateral movement of the cover at this end and ensure holding the cover and body in their proper relative position.

When it is desired to remove the wrench members from this holder creasing it is only necessary to ress the spring member 24 outwardly suiiiciently to release the bead the cover may be freely detached at its rear end from the corresponding end of the body, thereby affording access to the several wrench members and permitting the removal of the same from the holder and if desired the front e'nd of the cover may y body by disengaging the hook 21 from the opening 22. r f v The holder and the parts mounted therein lcan be handled and transported without lialthus assembled form a very compact mss' which can be readily stowed away in a minimum of space thereby rendering the same particularly useful tool kit.l

I claim as my invention.:

1. A holder fora. socket ing a plurality of sockets of dierent diameters adapted to be arranged in acrow, said holder comprising af-trough shaped body form in thedirection of its length and adapted to'reoeive wrench set hav- Aloci also be wholly detached from the.

as partl of an automobile l 1,534,537 A f i 8- responding sizes olf sockets in diliexient parts thereof, anda cover ladapted t extend lengthwise over the body andthe row of sockets and confine the latter therein, said cover being providedat one end with-a hook and at its other end with a bead and said vlcody being provided at one end withan opening which. receives said hook and at its other end with a spring catch which receives said bead. j l

2. A holder for a socket wrench set having a plurality of sockets arranged in a row vand a handle having a bar adapted to be arranged lengthwise over said .row ot sockets, said 'holder comprising a body adapted toi receive the row of sockets, and .a cover connected'with saidb'ody and having a channel on its underside which receives the bar of saidy handle.

3. A holder for a socket wrench set having a plurality of sockets of diierentdiameters larranged in a row, and a handle having a bai" adapted to be arranged length- `wise overtherow of sockets and rovided at one end Lwith a tang which is a apted to be arranged vertically alongside o f the smallest socket of the row, said holderrcomprising a bodyy adaptedto receive said row 'of sockets and having 'a lint bot-tom which tapers so that it is wide Vat one end and narrow at the tether end, a narrow transverse end wall projecting upwardly fronifl the nar?` row end of the 4bottom and Aprovided at its upper "end Withanopening, a wide trans`l verse end wall projecting upwa-rdlyfronr` rovidedv v thevyide 4end of said bottom and on its lower part with an outwar y offset loop .havingl a punch mark, two longitudinal side walls arrangedl at the side edges of the -bottom and converging from the Wide end wall toward the 4narrow end w'll, a catch having a ver-ti lshank arranged in said 4 `loop and provi d-'with an opening which re ceives said punhmark and a hook shaped punch mark'and a? hoo lip arranged at the upper end .of the shank,

and a narrow cover having a channel shaped opening in said 'narrow end wa l, and on a 5 0 depending beadat its other end which en.- gages with said hook shaped lip.

.4. A holder for a socket wrench set hav-l ing a. pluralit of sockets of different diameters arrange in a'row, and a' handle havf ing a bar adapted to be'arranged lengthwisen over the row of sockets and rovided at one end with a tang which isa apted tobe arranged vertically alongside of the smallest socket of the row, said holder comprising a body adapted to receivesaid row of sockets and having a flat bottom which tapers so that it is wide at one end and narrow at the .other end, a narrow transverse end wall proectingupwardly from the wide end of 05 sai bottom'and rovided on its lower part with an voutwardly oiset loo having a punch mark, two longitudine side walls l arranged at the side edges of. the bottom and converging froxn the wlde end wall toward the narrow end wfall, a catch having a vertical `shank arranged in said loop and provided with an opening which receives said shaped lip arranged at the upper end of the shank, and a narrow 'l cover having a channel shaped underside which recx'eives the bar of said handle andA is provided atl one end with a depending hook adapted toffengage. with the opening i insaid Ynarrow e'nd wall and a' dependin 80 v hich enga es wit said ho'k shaped lip, the upper' en of said Wide niall beln'g provided at its opposite vertical edges with outwardly, pro'ecting retaining lugsbetween which the adjacent Sq depending beaded part of the cover is adapted to the confined.

EDWIN S` MILLER. 

